People Are Talking About Us
At Urbana, we think our restaurant is worth talking about. We're pleased others think so too...
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NBC4's "Going Green" with Wendy Rieger. Urbana Restaurant and Wine Bar's organic wine offerings were featured and General Manager Peter Berntsen was interviewed. Click here to view Wendy's interview with Pete. |  |
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Biarritz Cocktail, created by Mixologist Jacques Bezuidenhout, is featured in Food & Wine Cocktails 2007 book. |  |
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The Washington Post, Fritz Hahn - "I enjoyed finding seats in the dimly lighted lounge and exploring a drink menu crafted by San Francisco mix master Jacques Bezuidenhout. ...For my money, Urbana made the best straight-up martini I tasted all year: Plymouth gin and Noilly Pratt vermouth in a perfect ratio. | |
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Bon Appetit, Andrew Knowlton - "At Urbana Restaurant and Wine Bar, the crowd is young and the lighting is dim. The thin-crust pizzas are first-rate, as is the osso buco served with roasted onions, fennel, apples, and olive-oil-mashed peppers." |  |
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The Washington Times, Corrina Lothar - "Urbana is sleek, dark and oh-so contemporary. Pretty young trendies decorate nearly every table. The energy is electric. The food at this new restaurant and wine bar adjoining the Palomar Hotel on P Street near Dupont Circle is quite good, too. The wines, primarily Italian, are excellent... and the waiters are attentive and enthusiastic." | |
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Capitol File, Kate Gibbs - "At Urbana...The results are a lot of fun. Figs, for example, are stuffed with Gorgonzola and crusted in cornbread batter. Pea agnolotti is plated with lobster and smokey chorizo... Waiters circulate, corkscrews ready, and for a good reason. Urbana boasts 200 bottles of wine and more than 30 wines by the glass." |  |
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Metrocurean's Amanada McClements - "The space, in typical Kimpton style, is striking and modern with a hint of retro swagger." | |
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AOL City Guide, July & August 2006 - "Classy yet contained, Urbana is a study in elegant restraint, which is a great antidote to the increasingly flashy restaurants cropping up in the Metro area. ...The plush padded back wall and mossy greens lend a cool, retro glamour to the lean bar lined with armchairs and a long banquette. A communal table and free-standing wine bar in the dining area hark back to the style of a Tuscan wine cellar, as do the lit images along the wine display wall. ...Chef has filled the menu with rustic Northern Italian dishes like delicate crostini pizzas and hearty, house-made gnocchi with a braised rabbit ragu. Aside from their surely extensive wine list, the signature drinks from Jacques Bezuindenhout invite you to 'give it a swirl.' Kick off cocktail tail hour with a Watermelon Collins or Urbanito with rum, crushed mint, apple and lime juices. Cincin!" |
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| Breakfast: | 7 AM – 10:30 AM, Monday – Friday |
| Brunch: | 8 AM – 3 PM, Saturday – Sunday |
| Lunch: | 11 AM – 3 PM, Monday – Friday |
| Dinner: | 5:30 PM – 10 PM, Sunday – Thursday 5:30 PM – 11 PM, Friday – Saturday |
| Bar: | 12 noon – 12 midnight, Sunday – Thursday Open until 2 AM, Friday – Saturday |
